Obvious compromise between Reid and Boehner debt plans

Washington Post by Ezra Klein | Jul. 26, 2011 (Opinion)

When it comes to cutting the national deficit, the plans proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner are much more similar than they are different. It’s on the issue of raising the debt ceiling that the consensus cracks. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - Jul 26, 2011 - 6:55 AM PDT
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Klein suggests a compromise that gives Boehner everything he wants unless his intent is to wreck the economy before 2012 in an attempt to influence the election.

In theory, that should achieve almost all of Boehner’s goals. The only way it wouldn’t is if he actually wants to endanger the American economy ahead of an election ... More »

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